Just a note of encouragement for those who sometimes feel like their songs or cues have been gathering dust on a library/publisher's shelf.

I was surprised when I opened my ASCAP royalty statement yesterday to find that one of my cues/songs had been used 2,040 times on over 40 networks for a promo campaign (in 2017/2018). Yeah, and each instance paid.

This cue had been written back in 2009 and signed with an active publisher/library. For almost 10 years it has gathered dust.... and then, suddenly, this last year it decides to shake off the dust and start dancing again

We never know exactly when or where our creations are going to find a home. All we can do is create, submit, forget and repeat. If we do this consistently over a number of years, good things will happen.... and those good things will start adding up.

I should also add that this "deal" came from a publisher connection made at the 2008 Taxi Road Rally. So it should be noted that attending the Taxi Road Rally is indeed a integral part of the success recipe.

WOW Dean, that's amazing!!! What a fantastic story. It's a million times better than reaching into the pockets of a pair of jeans that you haven't worn in years, and finding a $20 bill. Same concept of discovering money that you had completely forgotten about. Only in this case, it's an old long-forgotten track that finally gets pulled out of the pocket, and I'm sure will line your bank account with oodles of great moolah.

How cool!!!!!!! I gotta share this story with everyone I work with musically here in the Boise area.